Trityl chloride → 7-bromo-2-chloro-5-trityl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine

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A suspension of NaH (300 mg, 60% in mineral oil, 7.5 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added a solution of 7-bromo-2-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (1.16 g, 5.0 mmol) in THF (20 mL) dropwise at 0° C. After 20 min, a solution of TrCl (1.674 g, 6 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours, quenched with brine and extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by ISCO to provide the desired product (2.38 g, >99%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.37-7.32 (m, 9H), 7.14-7.11 (m, 6H).

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